Antigua and Barbuda: Arable land (hectares per person)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Antigua and Barbuda's arable land (hectares per person) fell 0.000208 on 2023 (from 0.04 to 0.04).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.000604 and a typical year strayed about 0.000326 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.000345 in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.02 in 1962. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.000229 a year. A straight line explains 100% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 0.04 for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 0.000285, against 0.000445 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2024, Antigua and Barbuda had the 155th highest value of the 205 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Antigua and Barbuda in the 2024 ranking

• Switzerland — 151st of 205: 0.04
• Jamaica — 152nd of 205: 0.04
• Liechtenstein — 153rd of 205: 0.04
• San Marino — 155th of 205: 0.04
• American Samoa — 156th of 205: 0.04
• Costa Rica — 157th of 205: 0.03

What this measures

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Limitations: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Thus, data on agricultural land in different climates may not be comparable. For example, permanent pastures are quite different in nature and intensity in African countries and dry Middle Eastern countries. True comparability of the data is limited, by variations in definitions, statistical methods, and quality of data. Countries use different definitions of land use.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 64 values

Arable land (hectares per person) in nearby economies

• Argentina — 1.03 (2024)
• Aruba — 0.02 (2024)
• Bahamas, The — 0.02 (2024)
• Barbados — 0.02 (2024)
• Belize — 0.25 (2024)
• Bolivia — 0.49 (2024)
• Brazil — 0.26 (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 0.05 (2024)
• Cayman Islands — 0.00269 (2024)
• Chile — 0.07 (2024)
• Colombia — 0.06 (2024)

More environment data for Antigua and Barbuda

• Rural population — 71,285 (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 75.67% (2025)
• Urban population — 22,924 (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 24.33% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 20 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 3,285 (2024)
• Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 3,305 (2024)
• Rural population growth (annual %) — 0.54% (2025)
• Urban population growth (annual %) — 0.23% (2025)
• Agricultural land (sq. km)

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Questions people ask

What is Antigua and Barbuda's arable land (hectares per person)?

0.04 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1961?

It is down 69.85% from 0.14 in 1961 (1.89% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 0.14 in 1961 and the lowest 0.04 in 2024.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator AG.LND.ARBL.HA.PC, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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